{"id":71,"date":"2014-10-14T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T16:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americanpomologicalsociety.wordpress.com\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:50:10","slug":"join-aps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/?page_id=71","title":{"rendered":"Join APS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-4006\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-112-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-4006 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\" data-height=\"600\" data-width=\"900\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4006\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_4006\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4034 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-02-14 20:31:23\" data-filename=\"MPritts-Testamonial.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MPritts-Testamonial.jpg\" class=\"slider-4006 slide-4034 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Marvin Pritts explains why he is an APS member!\" rel=\"\" title=\"MPritts Testamonial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MPritts-Testamonial.jpg 890w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MPritts-Testamonial-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MPritts-Testamonial-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MPritts-Testamonial-676x399.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4022 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-02-11 22:42:27\" data-filename=\"KGasic-Testimonial.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KGasic-Testimonial.jpg\" class=\"slider-4006 slide-4022 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Ksenija Gasic on why she is an APS member\" rel=\"\" title=\"KGasic Testimonial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KGasic-Testimonial.jpg 890w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KGasic-Testimonial-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KGasic-Testimonial-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KGasic-Testimonial-676x399.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4030 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-02-14 19:33:30\" data-filename=\"NBassil-Testamonial-copy.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NBassil-Testamonial-copy.jpg\" class=\"slider-4006 slide-4030 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"NBassil Testamonial copy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NBassil-Testamonial-copy.jpg 890w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NBassil-Testamonial-copy-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NBassil-Testamonial-copy-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NBassil-Testamonial-copy-676x399.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4008 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-02-11 20:22:06\" data-filename=\"LDeVetter-Testimonial.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LDeVetter-Testimonial.jpg\" class=\"slider-4006 slide-4008 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Lisa DeVetter on why she is a member of APS\" rel=\"\" title=\"LDeVetter-Testimonial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LDeVetter-Testimonial.jpg 890w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LDeVetter-Testimonial-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LDeVetter-Testimonial-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/LDeVetter-Testimonial-676x399.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-4009 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2022-02-11 20:23:47\" data-filename=\"BStrik-Testimonial.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BStrik-Testimonial.jpg\" class=\"slider-4006 slide-4009 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Bernadine Strik on why she is an APS member\" rel=\"\" title=\"BStrik-Testimonial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BStrik-Testimonial.jpg 890w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BStrik-Testimonial-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BStrik-Testimonial-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BStrik-Testimonial-676x399.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Membership Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>There are several benefits to a membership in the American Pomological Society, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discounted publishing fees in the Journal of the American Pomological Society<\/li>\n<li>Free unlimited downloads of published articles and full digital issues (2013+) from the Journal of the American Pomological Society<\/li>\n<li>Leadership opportunities to serve on the Advisory or Executive Board<\/li>\n<li>Networking opportunities with key pomologists who can positively impact your career<\/li>\n<li>Recognition for outstanding publications and lifelong achievements<\/li>\n<li>Advanced notification of the annual tour and workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our annual meetings are held in conjunction with the annual <a title=\"American Society for Horticultural Science\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ashs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Society for Horticulture Science <\/a>meetings, which rotate around the United States.\u00a0 Our constitution and bylaws are continually reviewed, and changes are implemented with a majority vote of our members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ashs.org\/store\/ListProducts.aspx?catid=831214&amp;ftr=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3774 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Join-Now-ASHS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Join-Now-ASHS.jpg 432w, https:\/\/americanpomological.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Join-Now-ASHS-300x28.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Fees*<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>General Membership<\/td><td>$60.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graduate Student Membership<\/td><td>$25.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Beginning in 2025, only an ONLINE journal option will be available. 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